Gerennus
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Gerennus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth
. He was a son of King Elidurus
and was succeeded by his son Catellus
. According to Geoffrey, his descendants ruled Britain
through the time of the Roman invasion of Britain.
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth was a cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...
. He was a son of King Elidurus
Elidurus
Elidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....
and was succeeded by his son Catellus
Catellus
Catellus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's work Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the son of King Gerennus and was succeeded by his son Millus...
. According to Geoffrey, his descendants ruled Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
through the time of the Roman invasion of Britain.